[at-l] The last straw

>Well, gang.  I went and did it.  I couldn't take it any more.  I have
removed
>myself from the other list.  I wanted to participate, but I wanted to do it
>with some personality, but mine wasn't welcome.  Just a few minutes ago,
>someone surfed in through the website with a message that ended with "Hope
you
>starve."  Now this guy isn't gonna get banned -- nor should he be.  But I
can
>no longer in good conscience participate in a list with such a skewed sense
of
>propriety.  The need to laugh is a fundamental need of humanity and in
trying
>to think of situations where it is considered in poor taste I can come up
with
>precious few, certainly none that apply to a mailing list.  And where rude
>behavior is more welcome than humor, the only example I can think of is the
>ATML!  Please enlighten me if I'm going astray in my analysis.  I'm no
>Wingfoot basher.  I'm just trying to figure out what happened here.  I'm
going
>to miss the informational content of the list, but it got to be like I was
>wearing a straitjacket since I couldn't offer my unique <!> perspective
from
>time to time.  In fact, I think it actually got me down to where I began to
>forget what fun hiking with all you great friends is.  I hope the day will
>come when humor shared by hiking friends is considered a trail-related
subject
>on the ATML.  Then I'll be happy to go back.  Until then, you poor slobs
are
>stuck with me!  ;-)
>
>Happy trails,
>
>Solar Bear
>
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